lifton

What lifton does

Lifton is a Sweden-based private for-profit company that sells used aerial lifts and cranes and provides aftermarket service, repairs, and spare parts for multiple lift brands. The company operates at lifton.se and serves customers in the aerial work platform and crane segment of the industrial equipment market. Its model combines three revenue streams — used-equipment resale, recurring service and repair work, and spare parts distribution — under a multi-brand positioning that is operationally distinctive relative to single-OEM dealers.

The company's customer base is implied to be construction, industrial, and facilities operators who run mixed fleets of lifting equipment and require a single aftermarket counterparty for maintenance and parts. The multi-brand service claim is the most analytically interesting element of the firm's positioning, since it suggests technical capability across competing platforms and a willingness to compete for wallet share that single-OEM authorized dealers typically do not address.

Substantive firmographic detail — including headcount, revenue, pricing structure, customer composition, founding year, ownership, management, geographic scope beyond Sweden, and supplier relationships — was not retrievable from the public web source. The company's website returned a verification/loader page rather than substantive content, and the aggregated record contains no investor disclosures, no trade press references, and no third-party data. Any conclusions about scale, capital structure, growth, or competitive positioning therefore rely almost entirely on the short functional description above, and the analysis should be treated as indicative rather than definitive.

Name

lifton

Website

https://lifton.se

Company type

Private

Short description

Lifton is a Sweden-based private company that sells used aerial lifts and cranes and provides service, repairs, and spare parts across multiple lift brands, serving construction and industrial customers in the lifting equipment aftermarket.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Used Aerial Lift and Crane Equipment

NAICS

Material Handling Equipment Manufacturing (33392)

SIC

Wholesale-Construction & Mining (No Petro) Machinery & Equip (5082), Construction, Mining & Materials Handling Machinery & Equip (3530)

akta.pro primary industry

Cranes & Heavy Lifting Equipment Rental/Leasing (TLABAFAD)

akta.pro secondary industry

Lifting & Hoisting Rental & Leasing (IMAHAJAN)

Keywords

• Used aerial lifts
• Crane sales
• Lift equipment parts
• Aerial lift service
• Construction equipment resale

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Personnel, Operations

Core offering

Lifton sells used aerial lifts and cranes and provides service, repairs, and spare parts for multiple lift brands. The company operates as a multi-brand equipment reseller and aftermarket service provider in the construction access equipment segment.

Product overview

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Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Ideal customer profiles1 record

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Recent moves1 record

Broad incumbents

• Manitou Group: Global OEM of aerial work platforms, telehandlers, and forklifts with a broad product portfolio and an extensive authorized dealer/service network. A broad incumbent competing in the same end-product categories as Lifton.
• United Rentals: The world's largest equipment rental company with a significant aerial lift fleet and a robust used-equipment sales channel. A broad incumbent that competes with independent resellers like Lifton through direct fleet remarketing.
• JLG Industries (Oshkosh): One of the world's largest OEMs of aerial work platforms and telehandlers, with a global dealer network and a certified used-equipment program. A broad incumbent whose products Lifton services and resells on the secondary market.
• Haulotte Group: Major European OEM of aerial work platforms headquartered in France. A broad incumbent in the same product category, competing with Lifton on both supply-side (new units) and demand-side (certified used programs).
• Genie (Terex): Major global OEM of aerial lifts, booms, and scissor lifts, part of Terex. A broad incumbent whose installed base drives much of the multi-brand aftermarket service demand that Lifton serves.

Direct peers

• Mateco: European aerial work platform rental and service specialist operating across multiple countries. Comparable to Lifton in its focus on aerial lifts as a core product and its multi-brand service and parts offering.
• Niftylift: UK-based manufacturer of aerial work platforms with a strong focus on specialty/towed lifts and a multi-channel distribution model. Comparable as a mid-sized aerial lift specialist whose equipment Lifton would service and resell on the secondary market.
• Riwal: One of the largest aerial work platform specialists in Europe, combining fleet rental with sales and multi-brand service. Highly comparable to Lifton in its mix of used/new equipment distribution, multi-brand aftermarket service, and European footprint.
• H&H Lift Sales: US-based used aerial lift dealer and service provider, focused on resale, repair, and parts for multiple lift brands. Closely comparable business model to Lifton's used-equipment-plus-aftermarket-service positioning.

Emerging players

• Teupen: Specialized German manufacturer of spider and tracked aerial lifts. A focused emerging player in the same aerial lift category whose installed base contributes to Lifton's addressable service and parts demand in the Nordics.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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